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Why People Don't Say What They Really Think (And What Qualitative Research Can Do About It) Every commodity board has heard it: "Consumers care about sustainability." "People want healthier options."...
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The U.S. government just turned 40 years of nutrition guidance on its head. Meat, dairy, and healthy fats now sit at the top of the pyramid. Grains—the foundation of dietary advice since the Reagan er...
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Ask consumers if they care about sustainability. Most say yes. Ask if they'd pay more for sustainably-produced food. Most say yes. Watch what they actually buy. Price wins almost every time. This is t...
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Most farm marketing operates on intuition. Experienced marketers develop a feel for what works based on years of trial and error. That intuition has value—but it has limits. Markets shift. Consumer pr...
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Every fall, the internet fills up with lists about the next big thing in food — adaptogenic gummies, protein pancake mixes, butter-in-everything. So we trained our AI-powered synthetic personas —...
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Top Consumer Behaviour & Research Firms for Food, Beverage & Agriculture [2025 Review] October 2025 Reading Time: ~8 minutes Food & Beverage · Agriculture · Consumer Research · Market Insights In...
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Beef tallow is everywhere in 2026 trend forecasts. Whole Foods featured it. Food journalists are writing about it. Your social feed probably has at least three posts about golden fries and "ancestral...
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Each fall and winter, many retailers and analysts publish smart forecasts about what we will eat and why, in the coming year. We decided to run a friendly reality check: take a few of the headline pre...
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Each year, the Whole Foods Market Trends Council looks ahead to identify what will shape how and what we eat. Their 2026 forecast reads like a window into the next stage of the modern food movement—...
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Rural communities account for more than 70 percent of U.S. land and generate over $2 trillion in economic output, according to McKinsey & Company . Yet most food and beverage brands treat rural mark...
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Last week, this graph made the rounds on X/Twitter (credit to John Burn-Murdoch / @jburnmurdoc). I immediately thought it captured the zeitgeist we are observing perfectly. People are far more introve...
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